Login error occurred when user password is expired

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The following messages are output when one user tries to login:
PAM failed: Authentication token is no longer valid; new one required
user@xxxx.service: Failed to set up PAM session: Operation not permitted
user@xxxx.service: Failed at step PAM spawning /usr/lib/systemd/systemd: Operation not permitted
Failed to start User Manager for UID xxxx.

And then the similar messages in /var/log/secure are output when one user tries to login:

pam_unix(systemd-user:account): expired password for user xxxx (password aged)
pam_unix(systemd-user:account): expired password for user xxxx (password aged)
pam_unix(systemd-user:account): expired password for user xxxx (password aged)
...

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • PAM login

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